The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-08
THE LATE HORROR
AT WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

AT WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,
The Authorities Take Chnrse of tho Rc.
ninins of tho Victims Til o 81 siuSular Claim
| Of Two Persons Tor tho Same body.
Experience OF IL Montreal Lady.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VI, Fob. -
A gang Of seventy.ive men have been
working all the morning through Tie holes
in tho leo raising portions Of the wrecked
train from tho bottom Of tho river and
searching for bodies which may yet be
among the ruins. Thus far no bodies
have been recovered. Nearly all the
signs Of tho terrible disaster have disap.
peared except the gaping space between
the piers Of the bridge. Trains are run.
ming regularly to either end Of tho bridge.
The condition OF the wounded Is about
the same. go
The civil aushoritieH OF Hartford, Vt,
have now assumed charge OF the remains
Of the victims aud their personal effects go
far as found. It Is now learned that
Mrs. William Denn, Of Winooski, Vt, was
lost. Her husband was In the baggage
car at tho time Of tho accident. Her re-.
mains have not been identified. A pecul.
lar case has arisen over the matter o!
identification OF body claimed by two
parties, one alleging that 1t Is the body Of
a female and the other that 1t is that Of a
male. Even doctors are equally divided
on the question on account Of tho cfarrea
condition OF the corpse. The clothing,
watches, keyg, ETC., belonging 10 each OF
the victims were found on the remaine ia
such manner as 10 indicate tha. two per-
sons died together, and that one body was
entirely consumed. There is nothing loft
OF the other but portion Of the trunk
minus the head, arms and legs.
John Henry Hazen, one OF the board OF
selectmen OF the town OF Hardiord Gays
that in his opinion the bodies Of the forty-
six persons killed have thus far been
taken from the wreck, although this is not
by actual count. Isasa Gatea, under.
taker, says thirty-two bodies have been
brought to his care, seven OF which haye
been identified and removed, and perhaps
five more susceptible OF identification,
Prof. Fletcher, chief OF the engineering
department OF Dartmouth College, who
has made close examination OF the tracks
leading to the bridge says there we're
three rails torn up at the point where the
Car Pilgrim probably left the track. These
rails all show no signs OF defects in the
material and in constructions: Prof.
Fletcher thinks that an axle Of the car
Pilgrim broke, causing its derailment and
that was the only car which left the track
until the bridge was reached.
HARrFoRr, W., Feb. THE local ex-
citement over the accident is gradually
dying out. The doctors report that ell
the injured are greatly improved, even
those who were considered most danger
ously hurt. Q1ite e number will bo al
lowed to go to their homes tonight.
Charles Sandford, of Washington, D. O.,
who was reported killed, was not on the
train and adv!ces from Montreal state the
Kennedy family OF five supposed to have
been lost are eafe in that place.
GOVERNOR FAIRBANKS WIFE A VICTIM.
1t ia learned that Mrs. Horrce Fair
banks, vile OF Ex-Governor Fairbanks, Of
St. Johnsbury, is among tho lost. She
WAS to have been on the train and it is
stated that her cloak and watch have been
found. Mr.. Fairbanks is here looking for
the body. Another person supposed to
be one Of the victims, is II. E. Hagen, OF
this place. Mira. Blaisdell, OF Fitchburp,
is safe in Montreal. Charles B. Hasba,d,
OF Cambridge, Mass, who is supposed to
have been wounded in the accident, is
wanted in Boston for the cmbszzlement
Of $500. He was or his way to Canada.
The following ia an additional list OF per-
cons, missing and supposed to be lost:
Homer Riggs, Middleburg, VT; D. Brooks,
Cornwall, Ont; Fred Blaine, Springfield,
Macs.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VI, Feb. T.
at small farm house near the bridge lie
two injured men who were presumably
overlooked previously, but who are hay
ing the best Of care. They are Mr.. Will
cox, owning large farm near Bangor, N.
~. who is seriously injured on the head,
and Mr.. Barlato, a Frenchman from
Nashua, whose head is badly cut. II is
feared that Mr.. Wilcex'a skull is frac-
tured: Al farm house on the south side
of the river is woman who was rescued
from sleeper without clothing. Be.
coming crazed she atArtsd away, crawl
ing on her hands and knses on tho
ice. Sho wss found come time
after a quarter OF IN mile from ths wreck.
i mattress WAS procured and ahe was
placed on it. The parties won't for slct
to draw her back, and wheu thov returned
it WAS! found the mattress was o. fire nn-
der her, having been smouldering when
taken from the wreck. The. woman was
unable 10 move aud was terribly burned,
and badly frozen when found crawling on
tha ice, Joseph BeaareSa:d, OF Nashua,
supposed to hsve BEEN lost has been
heard from at Montreal. A servant girl
of Mr.. Cone, Of Hartford, Vt, tool; the
train hers for Montreal, aud went down
with the wreck. She was seriously in.
jured. l4.a
:Ff ~ LADI'S ESCAPE ,s
From the Burning Wreck in ,rermoat-A
l@.5N Terrible Experience.